FALL, 2009

• SW400-W Research Students: 
  I am honored to welcome you to the 
  School of Social Work, and
  congratulate you on being admitted 
  to our fine program. In SW400-W, you will take
  your first steps toward becoming a licensed
  generalist social work practitioner. To begin 
  your pre-professional training, please read 
  our course web page carefully and familiarize yourself 
  with SW400-W and all requirements, especially its writing-intensive format!
  Then, read materials for 
  Units 1 & 2. Finally, select a social agency
  that you want to study this term and visit the agency
  to get their general brochure and other reading 
  materials they supply. We will use these during the first two weeks of
  class. I look forward to meeting 
  each of you on August 24th, and working with you this semester
  in our study of empirical methods used in social work practice. (UPDATED: 31 August, 2009)
  
• SW460-W Policy Students: 
  I am excited to begin our study together of generalist policy practice! In this writing intensive course you will continuing working toward becoming a licensed
  generalist social work practitioner. In SW460-W we will study social policy and its creation, legitimization, and evaluation. We will draw on what you have learned from Political Science 120, Economics 100, History 241, and Paralegal 470. We will also apply knowledge you have gained from SW250 - Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work, SW330 - HBSE, SW400 - Research methods, and use your evolving generalist practice skills, the planned change model, and much more in our study of social work policy practice! Please read our course web page carefully and familiarize yourself 
  with SW460-W and all its requirements, especially its writing-intensive format! 
  Then, read materials for 
  Units 1 & 2. Finally, select a social problem
  that you want to study this term and visit an agency
  that addresses that problem to get their general brochure and other reading 
  materials they supply. We will use these within the first two weeks of
  class. I look forward to meeting 
  each of you on August 24th or 25th, depending on your evening section, and working with you this semester
  in our study of empirical methods used in social work practice. (UPDATED: 31 August, 2009)
  
• Phi Alpha:
  Earning a high grade point across all one's classes is truly difficult; but when one does, it deserves special recognition! If you have a cumulative
  GPA of 3.25 or better,
  you are eligible to join our
  Phi Alpha Honor Society. 
  Please consider joining 
  in special celebration of your 
  hard work and resultant 
  academic achievement! 
  See our Department staff for details! (UPDATED: 31 August, 2009)
  
• DRAGON SOS:
  All students are encouraged to participate in
  the Social Work Student Organization DRAGON SOS.(UPDATED: 31 August, 2009)

Dr. Shawn Damon Ginther
Library Pourch
sginther@mnstate.edu
Phone: 218.477.2634
FAX: 218.477.2987